<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post5903051782272704554..comments</id><updated>2011-07-13T16:13:18.645-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Silliman&#39;s Blog: </title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/feeds/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/5903051782272704554/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post.html'/><link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>10</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-5668857064294645240</id><published>2009-01-26T01:41:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-01-26T01:41:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Walrus, &quot;Colbert&quot; the character is not the same as...</title><summary type='text'>Walrus, &quot;Colbert&quot; the character is not the same as Colbert the actor.  The character is supposed to be an idiot.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/5903051782272704554/comments/default/5668857064294645240'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/5903051782272704554/comments/default/5668857064294645240'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post.html?showComment=1232952060000#c5668857064294645240' title=''/><author><name>Matt</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/00791420971869885860</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qSTexJoGYnQ/SXXMvQ7yRrI/AAAAAAAAAWs/iHgQG5bXM88/S220/Photo+8.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-5903051782272704554' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/5903051782272704554' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1864187319"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="January 26, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-3395298070319887541</id><published>2009-01-25T04:45:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-01-25T04:45:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Walrus and Curtis, you are like a child who wander...</title><summary type='text'>Walrus and Curtis, you are like a child who wanders into a movie and...&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;well, maybe you won&#39;t get That reference either.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/5903051782272704554/comments/default/3395298070319887541'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/5903051782272704554/comments/default/3395298070319887541'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post.html?showComment=1232876700000#c3395298070319887541' title=''/><author><name>Rain Delay</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/11432287890097060316</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-5903051782272704554' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/5903051782272704554' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1269047305"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="January 25, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-8465843838992958584</id><published>2009-01-24T16:21:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-01-24T16:21:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>This made me happy, too. I think it&#39;s pretty obvio...</title><summary type='text'>This made me happy, too. I think it&#39;s pretty obvious here Colbert knows exactly what poetry is and why Alexander&#39;s poem fell flat.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Thanks for posting this, Ron.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/5903051782272704554/comments/default/8465843838992958584'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/5903051782272704554/comments/default/8465843838992958584'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post.html?showComment=1232832060000#c8465843838992958584' title=''/><author><name>Ryan Eckes</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/06387404565398914577</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-5903051782272704554' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/5903051782272704554' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-555599777"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="January 24, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-3055383195135694172</id><published>2009-01-24T15:31:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-01-24T15:31:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Did I miss something or is this the first embedded...</title><summary type='text'>Did I miss something or is this the first embedded video in Silliman&#39;s Blog? Change is here: Web 2.0, baby!</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/5903051782272704554/comments/default/3055383195135694172'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/5903051782272704554/comments/default/3055383195135694172'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post.html?showComment=1232829060000#c3055383195135694172' title=''/><author><name>Patrick Dillon</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/04175884937968045605</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-5903051782272704554' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/5903051782272704554' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1634681312"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="January 24, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-4867969587532410069</id><published>2009-01-24T11:35:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-01-24T11:35:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Very entertaining.  Alexander did an excellent job...</title><summary type='text'>Very entertaining.  Alexander did an excellent job hanging with Colbert&#39;s character, which takes a delicate combo of playing along and piercing through.  Many guests guests who appear on the show don&#39;t have the self-awareness and skills to pull it off. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;And kudos to Colbert -- at least he invited the poet.  Did anyone other TV show?&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Too bad Alexander when discussng  metaphor she</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/5903051782272704554/comments/default/4867969587532410069'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/5903051782272704554/comments/default/4867969587532410069'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post.html?showComment=1232814900000#c4867969587532410069' title=''/><author><name>Steven Fama</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/13733977161680651117</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-5903051782272704554' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/5903051782272704554' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-862679579"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="January 24, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-8960802156814245089</id><published>2009-01-24T10:22:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-01-24T10:22:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Dumbing down to the audience.  Condescension inten...</title><summary type='text'>Dumbing down to the audience.  &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Condescension intended to belittle the speaker, the subject, and the audience, all at the same time.  &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;This is called contempt.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/5903051782272704554/comments/default/8960802156814245089'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/5903051782272704554/comments/default/8960802156814245089'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post.html?showComment=1232810520000#c8960802156814245089' title=''/><author><name>Curtis Faville</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/06213075853354387634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-5903051782272704554' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/5903051782272704554' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1900230786"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="January 24, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-5996624672921933418</id><published>2009-01-24T09:05:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-01-24T09:05:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Walrus, that&#39;s his game, you know.  It&#39;s comedy?</title><summary type='text'>Walrus, that&#39;s his game, you know.  It&#39;s comedy?</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/5903051782272704554/comments/default/5996624672921933418'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/5903051782272704554/comments/default/5996624672921933418'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post.html?showComment=1232805900000#c5996624672921933418' title=''/><author><name>Richard McCoy</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/08116670530209197915</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_dn7iNFOjC7k/R_6fNJE4G2I/AAAAAAAAADs/S4893du2fKc/S220/n742015870_983677_5963.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-5903051782272704554' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/5903051782272704554' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-524409455"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="January 24, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1333064998778786968</id><published>2009-01-24T06:05:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-01-24T06:05:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Oh well.</title><summary type='text'>Oh well.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/5903051782272704554/comments/default/1333064998778786968'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/5903051782272704554/comments/default/1333064998778786968'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post.html?showComment=1232795100000#c1333064998778786968' title=''/><author><name>John Gallaher</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/02112997671155171626</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3362/3683/320/JGlessCloseWithEffect.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-5903051782272704554' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/5903051782272704554' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1450736026"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="January 24, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-7038992203783677618</id><published>2009-01-24T04:07:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-01-24T04:07:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I would agree that I don&#39;t. Rate. Her. Reading. St...</title><summary type='text'>I would agree that I don&#39;t. Rate. Her. Reading. Style. But she dealt with that facetious idiot extremely well. God, how I hate that snickering attitude to poetry...&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;W</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/5903051782272704554/comments/default/7038992203783677618'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/5903051782272704554/comments/default/7038992203783677618'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post.html?showComment=1232788020000#c7038992203783677618' title=''/><author><name>walrus</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/06323273837767424134</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='22' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__KMl0SD8S3U/SU91wG4xPoI/AAAAAAAAABg/Zcr9VsbQ6_c/S220/walrus-portrait.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-5903051782272704554' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/5903051782272704554' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-142416107"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="January 24, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-5541420861658306972</id><published>2009-01-24T00:45:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-01-24T00:45:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>This makes me happy.</title><summary type='text'>This makes me happy.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/5903051782272704554/comments/default/5541420861658306972'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/5903051782272704554/comments/default/5541420861658306972'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post.html?showComment=1232775900000#c5541420861658306972' title=''/><author><name>Matt</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/00791420971869885860</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qSTexJoGYnQ/SXXMvQ7yRrI/AAAAAAAAAWs/iHgQG5bXM88/S220/Photo+8.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-5903051782272704554' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/5903051782272704554' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1864187319"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="January 24, 2009"/></entry></feed>